Best of the 2009 Toronto film festival

12 movies to watch for

By Geoff Berkshire

"Up in the Air"

Toronto is known for launching or boosting Oscar contenders (“Slumdog Millionaire” made a big splash last year) and that will definitely be true of director Jason Reitman’s funny, smart, engaging story of a traveling man (a career-best George Clooney) who realizes he’s going nowhere. With lovely supporting turns from Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick.

Opens Nov. 25